Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy

Born: July 20, 1933
Died: June 13, 2023
in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American writer who authored twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. He was known for his graphic depictions of violence and his unique writing style, recognizable by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.

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Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Title: Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 2014
Type: Movie
A 13-segment documentary examining production aspects of "The Counselor" (2013): Tragic Consequences A Different Southwest The Counselor Pool Party Reiner Laura Malkina Polo Club Lensing the Dark World Westray Downward Spiral The Cheetahs The Bolito
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The Unbelievers
Title: The Unbelievers
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 2013
Type: Movie
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.
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Looking for Cormac
Title: Looking for Cormac
Character: The object
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A documentary that follows the trail of our greatest living writer, Cormac McCarthy, from his origins in Knoxville, Tennessee, through New Orleans and into the vast expanse of Texas. The film deals with the terrain of the American West, McCarthyesque characters and the mystery that is your heart's desire. Join these three pilgrims as they enter the world of McCarthy, and encounter characters that seem sprung from the pages of Blood Meridian, Child of God, Suttree and other dark classics.
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Dairying In Tennessee
Title: Dairying In Tennessee
Character: Jimmy
Released: December 31, 1946
Type: Movie
A 1946 documentary short made by Knoxville-based filmmaker Sam Orleans, starring 12-year old actor Charles "Charlie" McCarthy Jr., who would later receive wider fame as a novelist under the name Cormac McCarthy.
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Cormac McCarthy's Veer
Title: Cormac McCarthy's Veer
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Cormac McCarthy has spent the last 25 years writing his novels at the mountain top retreat of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico. An institute dedicated to the formal analysis of complex systems. In this documentary filmed at the library at SFI (and in the desert), Cormac in conversation with his colleague David Krakauer, reflects on isolation, mathematics, character, and the nature of the unconscious